Panghoella maculosa (Distant), 2025

Panghoella maculosa (Distant) comb. nov.

Figs 6A–D View FIGURES 6 , 10 View FIGURES 10 GH, 11I, 13M–P, 47A–M, 58D–G

Banus maculosus Distant 1918: 55–56 View in CoL .

Diagnosis. The species may be identified by the following combination of characters. Male pygofer with dorsal marginal process directed ventrally, not attaining ventral margin. Subgenital plates without macrosetae but with narrow hair-like setae. Aedeagal shaft curved, narrowed apically, apex in ventral view either flared ( Fig. 47J View FIGURES 47 ) or not ( Figs 47 View FIGURES 47 FL), gonopore apical on ventral surface, basal processes articulated with base of atrium and longer ( Figs 47 View FIGURES 47 FGH) or shorter than shaft ( Figs 47 View FIGURES 47 KL), atrium not produced ventrally.

Description. Pale ochraceous.Crown with brown transverse markings enclosing pale areas ( Figs 6 View FIGURES 6 AC). Face with one spot dorsad of antennal base, lateral margins of frontoclypeus, one spot on each side of base of clypellus, brown. Pronotum with anterior submargin piceous stripe sometimes broken into transverse spots, Exposed mesonotum with basal triangles brown in darker specimens. Forewing venation brown with dark brown spots on apices of claval veins, claval apex and veins reaching costa in apical half. Legs ochraceous with bases of setae on meta tibiae spotted with dark brown.

Crown 0.5× as long as interocular distance, subconically rounded. Pronotum 2.0–2.1× as wide as long medially. Female sternite VII about 1.7× as wide as long, posterior margin concave with median lobe.

Male genitalia. Pygofer with anterior marginal apodeme, 1.2× as long as wide in lateral view, posteriorly subconically rounded, posterior margin with short row of setae near ventral margin, dorsal process directed ventrally and not attaining ventral margin, apex not bifid. Subgenital plate 3.0× as long as basal width, without macrosetae but with marginal long, narrow hair-like setae. Aedeagus with dorsal apodeme half as long as shaft, shaft curved anteriorly in distal 0.33, apex in lateral view narrowed, apex in ventral view either flared ( Fig. 47J View FIGURES 47 ) or not ( Figs 47 View FIGURES 47 FL); gonopore apical on ventral surface; basal processes arising at base of atrium ventrally, articulated and exceed shaft length; and longer ( Figs 47 View FIGURES 47 FG) or shorter than shaft ( Figs 47 View FIGURES 47 KL), atrium not produced ventrally.

Measurements. Male 5.9 mm long, 1.3–1.4 mm wide across eyes and 1.4–1.5 mm wide across posterolateral angels of pronotum. Female 6.1 mm long, 1.4 mm wide across eyes and 1.6 mm wide across posterolateral angels of pronotum.

Material examined. INDIA: syntype ♂, “ E. Himalayas, Kurseong, alt. 4700–5000 ft, 28.vi 10. Annandale” “NHMUK 013590030” ( BMNH) ; 1specimen, Simla, c. 7000’, 12.v.08 ( BMNH) ; 1specimen, Gopaldhara, Darjeeling, 4,7200 – 6,100 ft, H. Stevens, ix.17 ( BMNH) GoogleMaps . NEPAL: 2♂, 1♀, Ktmd: Godavari, 6000’, 15.vii.1967, Can Nepal Exped .; 1♂, same data except 23.vii.1967 ( CNC) .

Remarks. This species was described from an unspecified number of specimens (syntypic) with data: “E. Himalayas; Kurseong (Annandale)”. The aedeagal apex of the type differs slightly in lateral view from the male examined in having its anterior margin slightly expanded ( Fig. 47 View FIGURES 47 HI) rather than tapered ( Fig. 47 View FIGURES 47 FG). The two BMNH non-types are currently mislaid after return from loan. This species may prove to be a species complex considering the variability in the curvature of aedeagal shaft in lateral view, apex of shaft and relative length of basal processes and shaft. One segregate of this complex is described as new species below.